NO. 20060426
 
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco WLSE Appliance
Affected Products:
CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine software version 2.12 and prior
 
Summary:
CiscoWorks WLSE is a centralized application that manages and controls an entire autonomous Cisco WLAN infrastructure. Two vulnerabilities exist in the WLSE appliance. The first one is a cross-site scripting vulnerability that may allow an attacker to get system rights of vulnerable systems. The second one is a local privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow an attacker to escalate his/her privileges.
 
BSST's  Suggestions:
1. According to Cisco: “[When considering software upgrade], customers should exercise caution to be certain that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current hardware and software configurations will continue to e supported properly by the new release.”
 
2. According to Cisco, there are no workarounds for these vulnerabilities. Users may consider upgrading vulnerable applications to WLSE version 2.13. Fixed software can be downloaded at:
 
3. Watch pattern release notices from Broadweb and keep patterns up-to-date.
 
Reference:
Cisco's security advisory: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
 
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